I was tasked with creating a book cover of my choosing. I chose Homer's Odyssey because of my love for the Homeric epics and Greek mythology in g… Read More

I was tasked with creating a book cover of my choosing. I chose Homer's Odyssey because of my love for the Homeric epics and Greek mythology in general. The cover consists of the title and waves made of words. I felt that the typeface was able to express the essence of the epic poem even though it is technically a Roman inspired typeface. The story is about Odysseus' journey home, and his main obstacle was the rough seas, controlled by the angry Poseidon. The waves are made up of the actual english text of the poem, I made sure to use a version with the original Greek names. Read Less